Wheeler, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wheeler, New York, shaded from 1,170 ft on the southwest side to 1,990 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,990 ft 605 m1,780 ft 545 m1,680 ft 510 m1,470 ft 450 m1,270 ft 385 m1,170 ft 355 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Wheeler sits at about 1,610 ft (490 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,610 ft 490 m
most residents: 1,270–1,860 ft
Lowest
1,170 ft 355 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,990 ft 605 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,610 ft 490 m
all land inside town boundaries

Wheeler spans about 820 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,610 ft490 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the northwest side
1,990 ft605 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
1,170 ft355 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wheeler
1,260 ft385 m
Average of all land1,610 ft490 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wheeler, New York, shaded from 1,170 ft on the southwest side to 1,990 ft on the northwest side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Steuben County, New York, United States
Population
1,138 2024 est.
Land area
46.1 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
25 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.4303° N, 77.3325° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Cohocton River → Chemung River → Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 4
14809 14810 14840 14873
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Howard1,690 ft
  2. Wheeler1,610 ft
  3. Prattsburgh1,590 ft
  4. Cohocton1,340 ft
  5. Village of Cohocton1,310 ft
  6. Avoca1,230 ft
  7. Village of Avoca1,200 ft
  8. Bath1,120 ft
  9. Village of Bath1,110 ft
  10. Urbana1,040 ft
  11. Hammondsport740 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Frost Hill2,270 ft
  • Connecticut Hill2,100 ft
  • Canoe Hill1,880 ft
  • Kershener Hill1,830 ft
  • Hickory Hill, Steuben County1,790 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census town boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.